Kachin Deaths A War Crime – Thousands More In Danger
January 14, 2013
Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government and United States to adopt a much more robust approach with the government of Burma in order to persuade President Thein...
International community must act to end atrocities by Thein Sein’s government
January 8, 2013
Press Release from the Women’s League of Burma First use of airstrikes in twenty years brings fears of increased civilian fatalities and human rights abuses. Chiang Mai, Thailand – The...
Thein Sein Prosecution Raised in UK Parliament
December 7, 2012
Lord Alton of Liverpool has asked the British government whether it might be possible to arrest Thein Sein for human rights abuses if he goes ahead with a planned visit...
Free U Gambira! British Government Must Take Action
December 6, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today urged the Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire MP to make the unconditional release of U Gambira and all the remaining political prisoners one of his...
Civil Society and Community Groups Condemn the Violent Crackdown at Copper Mine
November 30, 2012
Civil Society and Community Groups Condemn the Violent Crackdown on Protest Against the Letpadaung Copper Mine in Burma We, the undersigned civil society and community based organizations, condemn yesterday’s...
Credible review mechanism needed for remaining political prisoners
November 19, 2012
Today the military-backed government in Burma released around 50 political prisoners. Two of the released activists had been highlighted as part of Burma Campaign UK’s campaign, No Political Prisoner...
Innocent civilians remain in Burma’s jails – Free Brang Yung and Lahpai Gam!
November 7, 2012
Burma Campaign UK is today calling on Hugo Swire MP, British Foreign Office Minister with responsibility for Burma, to pressure Burma’s military-backed government to agree to the formation of a...
Joint Statement on Humanitarian Assistance in Rakhine State, Burma
November 6, 2012
As organisations that work to promote the rights of all people of Burma, including the Rohingya community, we express our deep concerns about the shortfall in funding for the humanitarian...
International Observers Needed In Rakhine State, Burma
November 1, 2012
Burma Campaign UK today called on the British government to work for UN mandated international observers to be stationed in Rakhine (Arakan) State, Burma, following almost five months of...
Sumlut Roi Ja Still Missing One Year On
October 30, 2012
More than one year on, Sumlut Roi Ja, an ethnic Kachin woman abducted by the Burmese Army, is still missing and President Thein Sein is still failing to take...